2024 Pamekasan regency election

2024 Pamekasan regency election
27 November 2024 (2024-11-27)
Turnout87.2%
 
Candidate Kholilurrahman Muhammad Baqir Aminatullah
Party Independent PPP
Running mate Sukriyanto Taufadi
Popular vote 291,246 263,740
Percentage 50.9% 46.1%
Regent before election

Masrukin
Independent

Elected Regent

Kholilurrahman
Independent

The 2024 Pamekasan regency election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the regent of Pamekasan Regency, East Java for a five-year term. The previous regent Badrut Tamam failed to participate in the election, which was won by 2008–2013 regent Kholilurrahman.

Electoral system

The election, like other local elections in 2024, follow the first-past-the-post system where the candidate with the most votes wins the election, even if they do not win a majority.[1] It is possible for a candidate to run uncontested, in which case the candidate is still required to win a majority of votes "against" an "empty box" option. Should the candidate fail to do so, the election will be repeated on a later date.[2]

On 19 September 2024, Pamekasan's General Elections Commission (KPU) announced that the electorate size was 666,048 voters, who were to vote in 1,270 polling stations.[3] KPU alone spent Rp 43.2 billion (USD 2.7 million) to run the election.[4] To secure the election, 3,802 security personnel were deployed, including 2,540 local community security officers and 200 personnel of the Mobile Brigade Corps.[5]

Candidates

The regent of Pamekasan between 2018 and 2023, Badrut Tamam of the National Awakening Party (PKB), was eligible to run for the election, but ultimately did not do so after failing to secure the support of his party.[6] PKB instead backed Fattah Jasin, former civil servant and briefly Tamam's deputy replacing his elected vice regent Raja'e. Jasin's running mate was Mujahid Ansori, a 2009–2019 member of the East Java Regional House of Representatives from the United Development Party (PPP). The pair was supported by PKB, PBB, Gerindra, Golkar, and PKS along with five parties without local legislature seats.[7]

Kholilurrahman, who had previously served as Pamekasan's regent between 2008–2013 and member of the House of Representatives in 2014–2018 as a PKB member, also contested the election.[7][8] As his running mate was Sukriyanto, the village head of Blaban village in Pamekasan's Batumarmar district. They received the endorsements of Nasdem, Demokrat, PAN, and Gelora.[7]

The United Development Party and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, with further endorsements from Hanura and Perindo, backed the 25-year old (26 on the election date) Muhammad Baqir Aminatullah in the election.[9] Aminatullah is the son of Hasan Baqir, a local pesantren head. His running mate was Taufadi, who had previously been imprisoned for a corruption case.[7][10]

Campaign

Three rounds of debates were held between the candidates, organized by KPU.[11]

Results

CandidateRunning mateCandidate partyVotes%
KholilurrahmanSukriyantoIndependent291,24650.89
Muhammad Baqir AminatullahTaufadiPPP263,74046.08
Fattah JasinAhmad Mujahid AnsoriIndependent17,3073.02
Total572,293100.00
Valid votes572,29398.57
Invalid/blank votes8,2991.43
Total votes580,592100.00
Registered voters/turnout666,04887.17
Source: [12]

Aftermath

A lawsuit was filed to the Constitutional Court of Indonesia after the results were announced by Aminatullah and Taufadi. The suit was rejected on 24 February 2025.[13] Due to the delay caused by the lawsuit, Kholilurrahman and Sukriyanto were sworn in on 19 March 2025 by Governor of East Java Khofifah Indar Parawansa, instead of President Prabowo Subianto on 20 February as with most other regional leaders elected in 2024.[14][15]

References

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  2. ^ Mardika, Nando Yussele (5 November 2020). "Jika Kotak Kosong Menang, Pilkada Akan Diulang?". hukumonline.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "KPU Pamekasan Tetapkan DPT Pilkada 2024 Sebanyak 666.048 Pemilih". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). 19 September 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  4. ^ Basiri, Amin (24 May 2025). "Pilkada Pamekasan Kuras Anggaran Rp 43 Miliar, KPU Kembalikan Sisa Dana Hibah". Radar Madura (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 July 2025.
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  10. ^ "Diisukan Gandeng Taufadi di Pilkada Pamekasan 2024, Ini Tanggapan Achmad Baidowi". Kabar Madura (in Indonesian). 19 August 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Debat Terakhir Pilkada Pamekasan 15 November, Ini Temanya". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). 13 November 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Rekap Resmi KPU, Kholil-Sukri Menang 27 Ribu Suara di Pilkada Pamekasan 2024". Media Jatim (in Indonesian). 5 December 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Sengketa Pilkada Pamekasan, MK Tolak Gugatan Baqir-Taufadi". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). 24 February 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Gubernur Khofifah pastikan pelantikan Bupati Pamekasan segera diproses". ANTARA News Jawa Timur (in Indonesian). 25 February 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Bupati-Wakil Bupati Pamekasan Resmi Dilantik, Ini Pesan Gubernur Jatim". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). 19 March 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
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